We were sad to say goodbye to Adam and Myisha this morning. After they headed to the DC Temple we headed back in the swagger SUV and headed back downtown for another day of sightseeing around the mall in DC. Today we focused on some of the monuments. Our morning was spent touring around the US Capital building. During our tour we were able to see the Crypt, the Rotunda, and National Statuary Hall. We could see how beautiful the Rotunda and Inner Dome normally are, but during our visit the Rotunda and the outside of the Capital Dome were under construction. It was kind of disappointing to not get an unobstructed view of the top of the Rotunda. We all liked the Statuary Hall with some of the state statues. Our favorite state statue was actually the one from Colorado that had an astronaut on it. This statue was actually in the main lobby area.
After our tour was over we walked across the street to get tickets from our State Representative to go and see both the House of Representatives and the US Senate. Both meeting areas were impressive even though they were empty because no one was in session.
After our tour was over we walked across the street to get tickets from our State Representative to go and see both the House of Representatives and the US Senate. Both meeting areas were impressive even though they were empty because no one was in session.
After finishing up at the Capital Building we had to hustle to the Washington Monument for our tour. The walk along the mall area was quite long and we ended up getting in a cab so we would not be late for our tour. The kids loved riding up the elevator to the top of the Washington Monument. The views from up on top were absolutely amazing. We spent a good deal of time looking out over all four views from the top. We finished just as the sun was starting to set. The kids ran around on the grass around the monument for a while and then we headed to the Lincoln Memorial. We took a peak in the WWII Memorial and then were surprised to see that Grandpa Al was waiting for us there. He drove some of us to the Lincoln Memorial while Mike and Peter walked. It was a good thing because our legs were really tired. Since the sun was setting the lights were all lit up inside the Lincoln Memorial. The kids really liked this memorial. As we were walking down to meet Mike and Peter we noticed the full moon sitting to the left of the Washington Monument. The view from the Lincoln Memorial towards the Washington Monument was stunning. It was the perfect way to end our 2 day adventure in Washington DC.
